dust devils whirl
around her feet
in sharp contrast
to a yellow & green
parakeet
she carries a bird cage
precariously balanced
in her small hands
she’s walking
entranced
last day of school ends
she could not say no
to the gift of colored feathers
her teacher gave
to show her
writing script at age nine
is more than pencil & paper
but beauty in curving lines
can be seen in life
& is greater than
© July 2015
Renee Espriu
Image Taken From Morgue File and Digitized by Myself
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